NHER 5387 (Find Spot record) - Prehistoric and Bronze Age daggers, River Little Ouse
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Summary
A Bronze Age copper alloy dagger and a prehistoric flint dagger have been dredged from the river.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL78NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Dredged.
Copper alloy dagger (CUMAE 46.413) found 1/2 mile below Wilton Bridge.
See (S1), two figured on plate XXV.
R.R. Clarke (NCM)
1972.
Flint dagger found in dredgings from Little Ouse River.
Unusual type of flint ?authentic prehistoric or more recent?
(S2) by T.H. Mck. Clough 1973.
T. Clough (NCM)
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Hockwold-cum-Wilton.
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Hockwold.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF2120 Article in Serial: 1948. [unknown]. Cambridge Antiquarian Society Collection. Vol XLI, p 78-79. pp 78-79.
- <S2> SNF80812 Illustration: Clough, T.. 1973. Drawing of a Prehistoric flint dagger.. Card. 1:1.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (3)
- DAGGER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- DAGGER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- DAGGER (Undated)
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Record last edited
Apr 6 2016 3:31PM